A great 3rd party review of the differences between Netbooks and Notebooks
There's some confusion by some in the market about the differences between netbooks and notebooks; and quite honestly, I thought they were one in the safe before joining Intel. Rather than spewing off my own comparison and confusing you even more, I thought I'd direct you to CNET, where there are several conversations going on about this topic. This one is my favorite. Here is an excerpt of 3rdalbum's explanation:Some people look at notebooks and netbooks and think "Why should I buy a device with a 9 inch screen, slow processor, no optical drive for $500, when I can buy a full-featured notebook for the same amount?". The difference is convenience and speed. A netbook is more convenient because it is generally more resistant to the elements, it's lighter, and it usually has a lightweight operating system. The processor itself isn't as powerful, but there's much less processing that needs to be done with Windows XP or Linux in order to be usable.
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